Team Iron Man or Team Captain America?
MARVEL SUPERHERO FANS can now take their sides at the cinema, well before the latest installment of the Captain America film series hits theaters.
Celebs’ art on face of Kiehl’s face cream for a cause
By Zsarlene B. Chua
THE PHILIPPINE COUNTERPART of American cosmetics brand Kiehl’s has embarked on what a company official described as its biggest charity event so far, partnering with celebrities to raise funds for the Payatas Orione Foundation.
Richard Yap now also endorsing Manulife-China Bank venture
MANULIFE CHINA BANK Life Assurance Corp. (MCBL) has named actor Richard Edison Yap the first ambassador of the joint venture between Manulife Philippines and China Banking Corp.
11.22.63: James Franco goes back in time to save JFK
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
From Chris Marker’s sublime short film La Jetée to James Cameron’s Terminator, from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure to Back to the Future, time travelers have been finding that you can’t just go back to the past to correct the present. You end up with a whole new set of problems. The latest to grapple with these complexities is Jake Epping, a high school English teacher who is convinced to go back to the Sixties in order to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As Epping is portrayed by James Franco, this comes with special circumstances. When Franco’s character emerges in the Sixties, won’t strangers accost him on the street to ask for James Dean’s autograph? And which James Franco will show up: the performance artist who churns out endless versions of himself, the disinterested emcee at the Oscars, or the amazingly empathetic actor who made us feel like our own arms were being sawed off in 127 Hours?
Taste the Feeling
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
RAUL M. CASTRO, chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, Phils., Inc., dramatized in no uncertain terms how Coca-Cola’s brand new television commercial lures the young to “taste the feeling” of Coca-Cola — even if it’s indeed the best-known brand in the whole wide world.
Drive
By Noel Vera
JAFAR PANAHI’S Taxi would be remarkable just for existing — it’s the third feature the filmmaker has done since the Iranian government prohibited him from directing and writing for 20 years (Aside from the ban he may or may not serve a six-year jail sentence — the threat hangs over his head like a constantly raised axe).
Tisyu boxes stress votes’ importance
TO SPREAD AWARENESS on how to choose the right candidates at the May national polls, Tisyu has come up with limited-edition tissue boxes, “each bearing an important reminder about the primacy of each vote in building a stronger nation.”
Keeping pets safe this long hot summer
EVERY YEAR People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia receives reports about animals who experience horrifying deaths after being left in hot cars during the summer months. As temperatures around the country soar, PETA is offering guidelines for taking care of animal companions during hot weather.
Poked, prodded, and stepped on
THE INCREASING attendance enjoyed by art fairs is both blessing and bane for gallerists, who have to keep reminding visitors not to poke, prod, or — in the case of floor pieces — step on the art.
Beyond the tulip fields, Dutch flower market draws tourists
WAREHOUSES are not normally tourist stops, but one exception is the century-old Royal FloraHolland depot outside of Amsterdam where millions of flowers are distributed every day.
Change a diaper, save the earth
AS PART of this year’s Earth Day celebration, mothers and their children will come together to participate in the Philippine’s entry for the world record for the “most cloth diapers changed at one time” in Modern Cloth Nappying Pinays — The Great Cloth Diaper Change (GCDC) 2016, happening on April 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dance Vision Arena Events Place, San Juan City.